Quality Manager - Laboratories

Montrose Environmental Group•Denver, CO

2d•$75,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

The QA Manager develops and implements the facility’s Quality Management System (QMS) ensuring compliance with accreditation standard requirements and gaining and retaining accreditations. This position serves as Quality Manager and is the focal point for QA/QC. This position functions independently from technical operations, having responsibility for quality assurance oversight independent of production and financial responsibility. The compensation range for this role is $75,000.00 to $90,000.00, commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location.

Requirements

Bachelors’ degree in chemical, environmental, biological or physical science is preferred; Associates’ degree in science is required.
Meet the minimum qualifications of the facility’s accrediting bodies for the Quality Manager role, as applicable
4+ years of laboratory testing experience
Working knowledge of industry regulations, TNI, 40CFR, DoD/DOE QSM, ISO/IEC 17025 or other regulated environments
Personnel supervisor experience

Responsibilities

Leading the laboratory’s QA/QC and data quality improvement activities
Ensuring that laboratory accreditations are maintained and expanded as needed
Scheduling, ordering, evaluating, and reporting Proficiency Testing samples, and leading development of effective corrective actions for any failures
Ensuring SOP’s are well written, organized, reflect laboratory practices and compliant with accreditation standards
Ensuring that personnel training (e.g., demonstrations of capability) is documented and associated records are retained
Developing and providing QA/QC activities training for laboratory staff
Ensuring nonconformances are documented, corrected and monitored and that corresponding records are retained
Implementing and improving the QMS
Documenting validation of new test & measurement services
Performing and documenting internal audits and data assessments
Hosting and leading external audits by accreditation bodies and clients; responding to any observed deficiencies
Proactively ensuring compliance to ethics program
Managing QA Associates
Complying with our Health and Safety Plan
Other duties as assigned